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From YouTube: Here/now We're All Arlington: Mariela Aguilar
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A segment of AVN's monthly magazine show, "Here/now", "We're All Arlington" features short biographies of Arlington residents, highlighting our county's amazing diversity. This episode's subject is Arlington Library's Community Outreach dynamo Mariela Aguilar.
A
When
I
was
born
in
san
jose
costa
rica,
costa
rica
is
a
small
country
in
Central,
America
and
I.
Have
a
very
loving
family
were
very,
very
United
very
together
grow
up
a
lot
of
love
it.
It
was
very
beautiful,
I.
Remember
at
the
kid
things
that
don't
happen
anymore.
The
bread
was
delivered
like
really
early
in
the
morning,
so
we
had
fresh
bread,
everyone.
A
I
remember
playing
at
the
light
with
the
light
of
the
moon
and
with
all
the
kids,
and
it
was
very
need
within
things
about
I,
don't
know,
classes
or
colors
of
people
or
anything
which
is.
We
were
all
friends
and
I
never
thought
I
was
going
to
never
thought.
I
was
gonna,
be
away
from
my
family
ever,
however,
I
remember
an
aunt.
A
She
married
a
man
from
Mexico,
and
that
was
far
away
now
it
was
so
cool
and
I
was
a
little
girl
to
come
to
the
airport
and
going
and
receive
my
aunt
who
came
from
Mexico
Wow
and
people
came
down
and
walking.
So
we
were
able
to
scream
wave
the
people
at
the
airport
and
then
I.
Remember
the
magic
of
that
and
I.
Remember
us
a
little
one.
I
said
all
I
want
to
be
like
her
I
want
to
go
away.
A
I
want
to
I
want
to
come
back
on
an
airport
and
I
want
my
family
to
greet
me
like
the
way
we
were
greeting.
Her
I
think
that
what
I
wanted,
but
where
I
come
from
in
Costa
Rica,
it's
not
common
to
leave
your
mom
and
dad
unless
you
get
married,
people
are
not
are
not
supposed
to
do
that.
So
you're
supposed
to
live
with
the
parents
until
you
get
married
and
I
knew
that
I
didn't
want
to
just
get
married
to
get
out
of
the
house.
A
I
wanted
to
explore
all
the
things
I
couldn't
settle
for
that.
I
I
felt
that
I
had
a
whole
life
in
front
of
me
and
I
knew
I
wanted
to
fly
like
a
bird.
I
knew
I
had
to
grow
and
change
mom
and
dad
never
said
no,
and-
and
I
remember
when
I
first
came
the
first
time-
I
was
coming
to
dinner
ace
with
my
scholarship
come
to
graduate
school
here.
A
A
It
was
very
difficult
for
me
because
all
the
way
up
to
then
I
had
live
with
my
parents
and
suddenly
here
I
was
at
the
time
a
26
year
old
woman,
but
it
was
like
a
kid
that
had
to
do
everything
all
by
herself
and
survived
all
by
herself,
so
that
part
was
very
hard.
But
then,
when
I
lived
in
this
house
and
I
met
all
these
people
that
came
from
different
states
like
West
Virginia,
North,
Carolina,
South,
Carolina
honey.
It
was
just
so
beautiful
for
me
to
see
wow.
A
You
know
these
countries
much
more
than
what
I
thought
up
now
never
thought
about
staying
here.
It
was
just
the
opportunities
presented
themselves,
and
here
I
am
still
I
was
really
lucky,
because
I
got
an
offer
to
work
in
Ohio,
but
for
Latin
America.
So
because
of
that
job,
I
was
able
to
see
country
such
as
will
Brazil
Chile,
Argentina
Mexico,
please
I,
never
dream
off,
and
he
was
very.
A
It
was
an
exotic
work,
but
the
I
noticed
that
traveling
so
much,
even
though
I
love
it
also
a
little
tiresome
and
I
wanted
to
who
I
wanted
to
build
rude
somewhere
and
I.
Noticed
too
that
I
have
changed.
I
was
no
longer
the
same
old,
same
old,
typical
costa
rican
that
I
was
when
I
came
here
in
1992
I
had
changed.
I
mean
exposure
to
other
cultures
to
other
people,
change
you
and
I
said
well.
A
I'm
going
to
stay
and
explore
I
wanted
to
work
with
the
public
library,
so
I
applied
to
the
public
library
and
I
got
a
job.
I
was
very
lucky
and
I
knew
that
I
wanted
to
work
in
the
community.
I
said
to
myself:
if
I
came
here
to
this
country
with
all
these
opportunities,
I
want
to
give
something
back
to
my
people:
I
want
to
help
the
people.